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Around 3000 Indigenous Australians die prematurely each year, resulting in almost 100,000 years of life lost, according to a report released today by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The …

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young says employers can help workers quit smoking by joining the free Workplace Quit Smoking Program. Delivered by the Queensland Quitline service, the program …

ACT Minister for Health Simon Corbell and ACT Pharmacy Guild CEO Margaret Beerworth are encouraging Canberrans who are looking to quit smoking to try a pharmacy-led smoking cessation program. The …

 The National Heart Foundation says the release of the Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease—Australian facts: risk factors report is another wake up call for the Federal Government to …

The effect of passive smoking on children in childhood is long established, but new research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania has highlighted the …

Ireland has become the first country in Europe, and the second in the world, to pass legislation requiring plain packaging for cigarettes. This shows strong leadership, says the Cancer Council: …

Cigarettes kill two out of every three long-term smokers, a study published in the international journal BMC Medicine shows – making the habit even deadlier than previously believed. Previously, it …

Almost half of Australians are worried about the current state of their health, according to new figures commissioned by FebFast – with the biggest areas of concern being weight management, …